In the Nasdaq-quoted bulker operator's latest earnings report management told investors that it has lined up over $900m worth of loans, which means funding is in place for 30 units that are under construction at shipyards in Asia.

In an alert published Friday evening Kurt Waldeland, an analyst at Arctic Securities, applauded the revelation but also issued a sobering reminder about Star Bulk and the state of the dry-bulk market. 
 
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